Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event Day 5 | 2013 World Series of Poker

07-13-2013 12:43 UTC-8

Marius Pospiech Doubles Through Kenny Hsiung

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Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Kenny Hsiung opened to 32,000 under the gun and Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet to 71,000 from middle position. Marius Pospiech four-bet all in for 246,000 from the small blind and Hsiung called, leading to a fold from Ponakovs.

Hsiung:
Pospiech:

The board ran out , pairing Pospiech's ace to double him up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hsiung	815,000 285,000	285,000

Marius Pospiech	608,000 346,000	346,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Kenny Hsiung Marius Pospiech

07-13-2013 12:43 UTC-8

Gazes Hits the Rail

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Kristy Gazes, seen here playing an event earlier this summer.

Kristy Gazes jammed 163,000 after action folded to her on the button. Cary Marshall announced a call in the small blind, and the big blind folded immediately.

"I like your hand," Gazes said before the players showed.

Marshall:
Gazes:

Gazes was behind, but she had two live cards. The flop came down though, pairing Marshall and leaving Gazes with three outs. The turn and river were and , and Gazes was done.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Marshall	1,350,000 430,000	430,000
Kristy Gazes	Busted

Tags: Cary Marshall Kristy Gazes

07-13-2013 12:45 UTC-8

Cohen's Heater Continues

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Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Jason Cohen says he was card dead for six hours yesterday. Needless to say, that cold stretch is over.

Just minutes after making a straight flush, Cohen eliminated Bruno "Kool Shen" Lopes to climb to close to 2 million in chips. After Lopes opened for a raise from the cutoff, Cohen three-bet to 82,000 from the button. Lopes moved all in for 458,000, and Cohen snapped it off.

Lopes:
Cohen:

Cohen avoided any drama when the board ran out , sending the popular French rapper to the rail.

Unfortunately for Cohen, his victory came with a dealer change. But before dealer Jason moved on to the next table, Cohen said he'd be sending him a Christmas card this year.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Cohen	1,990,000 530,000	530,000
Bruno Lopes	Busted

Tags: Bruno Lopes Jason Cohen

07-13-2013 12:46 UTC-8

Potter Jams from Button

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Donnie Peters

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Matthew Reed opened with a raise to 35,000 from the hijack seat, and Chris Lindh called in the cutoff seat. Play then was on Jason Potter on the button. He took a few moments, then reraised all in for right round 380,000. The blinds folded, then Reed and Lindh quickly followed suit, and Potter took the pot.

Potter is from Tulsa, Oklahoma and has over $1 million in live tournament earnings. At the World Series of Poker, Potter has cashed 17 others times over his career, with his best result coming from 2009 when he took fourth in a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event for $185,444. Potter has one WSOP Main Event cash from last year, where he took 548th for $21,707.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Reed	2,125,000 715,000	715,000
Chris Lindh	1,510,000 1,510,000	1,510,000
Jason Potter	490,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Chris Lindh Christopher Lindh Jason Potter Matthew Reed

07-13-2013 12:47 UTC-8

Buonocore Busts, Jones Triples

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Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Catching the action on the flop of , we found Ryan Jones all in for his last 146,000 preflop as both Bryan Buonocore and Brian Appelbaum were the two active players on the flop. Buonocore immediately moved all in for 243,000 and Appelbaum called.

Jones:
Buonocore:
Appelbaum:

The turn of the saw Jones spike a wheel, and when the river landed the , he would triple to just under 500,000 as Buonocore departed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Appelbaum	1,460,000 279,000	279,000
Ryan Jones	468,000 21,000	21,000
Bryan Buonocore	Busted

Tags: Brian Appelbaum Ryan Jones Bryan Buonocore

07-13-2013 12:48 UTC-8

McLaughlin Gathers from Nadal

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Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

With the board showing and a pot of nearly half a million chips already built between them, Jose Manuel Nadal and Marc McLaughlin had reached fifth street when McLaughlin declared he was pushing his big stack all in.

Down to a little less than 350,000, Nadal considered for a while before letting his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc-Etienne McLaughlin	1,930,000 300,000	300,000
José Manuel Nadal	344,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Jose Manuel Nadal Marc McLaughlin

07-13-2013 12:49 UTC-8

Schwarmann Busts Rajkumar in Huge Pot

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Kevin Taylor

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

We just had a pot of almost two million chips that has seen Vivek Rajkumar, who was having a good day so far, suddenly get eliminated by Nick Schwarmann.

Rajkumar raised it up to 35,000 under the gun +1, and Schwarmann reraised to 82,000 two spots over. Action folded back around to Rajkumar, who tanked for a minute or so before four betting to 202,000. Schwarmann made the call, and the flop came down . Rajkumar checked to Schwarmann, who moved all in after 30 seconds of thought. Rajkumar snap called, and we had a huge pot on our hands as the cards were being tabled.

Rajkumar:
Schwarmann:

According to the PokerNews odds calculator, Rajkumar held a slight edge of 53% to Schwarmann's 47%, and Rajkumar's odds increased to 73% when the turn came the . Rajkumar was looking to fade an ace or a diamond, but unfortunately for him, the one-in-four shot came through, as the hit the river.

The stacks were counted down, and it was determined that Schwarmann barely had Rajkumar outchipped. Rajkumar gave his patented "so sick," comment as the chips were being counted, then wished everyone luck while shaking hands with the players at the table before exiting the Mothership.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schwarmann	1,790,000 892,000	892,000
Vivek Rajkumar	Busted

Tags: Nick Schwarmann Vivek Rajkumar

07-13-2013 12:51 UTC-8

Steinberg Clashes with Owen

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Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

We missed the hand, but Max Steinberg has relinquished his table chip lead to Dan Owen after a big hand.

Max Steinberg @MaxJSteinberg

Lost a big hand making a wrong hero call (I was ahead on the turn fwiw). Down to 720k but in high spiritsJuly 13 2013

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Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Owen	2,530,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Max Steinberg	720,000 1,235,000	1,235,000

Tags: Max Steinberg Dan Owen

07-13-2013 12:53 UTC-8

PokerNews Weekly: WSOP Main Event Updates and Chad Elie Speaks

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Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

07-13-2013 12:54 UTC-8

Liu Shoves with Nine-High; Ben Cherif Second in Chips

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Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Rachid Ben Cherif opened to 40,000 from under the gun and both Cheng Liu and Josh Prager called from the hi-jack and small blind respectively.

Ben Cherif continued for 78,000 on the flop before Liu announced he was all in as Prager quickly mucked. Ben Cherif asked for a count, and when it was revealed to be 626,000, he went into the tank for close to two minutes before making the call.

Ben Cherif:
Liu:

The dealer delivered the on the turn and immediately Liu stood up, clapped his hand and cheered before realizing that his pair on the turn actually gave Ben Cherif the nut flush. The river landed the and Liu was headed out the door as Ben Cherif stacked his chips to roughly 2,750,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rachid Ben Cherif	2,920,000 620,000	620,000
Cheng Liu	Busted

Tags: Cheng Liu Josh Prager Rachid Ben Cherif